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good morning, america. breaking news right now. a dramatic hostage situation underfolding, as a man holds a 6-year-old boy in a bunker, after taking him from his school bus and shooting the driver. >> need unites to stage, just had a bus driver shot. >> the nightmare enfolding on police scanners. also breaking, a major severe weather outbreak this hour. tornadoes in at least two states. warnings and watches go up across the east. a teenager electrocuted. sam is tracking it all. master mind unmask period. the man behind the elaborate
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hoax behind the duped football player. was he in love with manti te'o? and it's super bowl ad everyone is talking about. >> everything will be all right. >> now a country responds overnight to the most controversial commercial ever put out before the super bowl. is it offensive? or just happy? ♪ come on get happy >> you're three minutes late. >> don't be no cloud on a sunny day. >> respect, boss man. and good morning, america. hello to robin at home. boy, we have so much happening as we come on the air. a super january for the stock market. the dow just shy of 14,000 right no could be headed for an all-time high.
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lots of 401(k)s looking good. >> we'll have the latest developments in the breakup murder trial. one of jodi arias' ex-boyfriends has surprising testimony as her defense attorneys started their case. let's get to the hostage situation in alabama. s.w.a.t. teams called in to save a 6-year-old boy. pierre thomas joins us with the latest. >> reporter: a dangerous situation unfoaling this morn in alabama. it involves the words no parent wants to hear. man with a gun, a child on a bus. and a child kidnaps. police are swarming this location in midland city, alabama, desperately trying to rescue a 6-year-old taken from his school bus. >> we were dropping kids off. man that looifd next door to them got on the bus. >> reporter: this police radio
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scanner describes the nightmare. >> the child son the line with us advising us the driver's been shot. >> just had a bus driver shot, possibly deceased. >> suspect has removed a child from the bus. >> they're on foot at this time. white male, sun glasses. possibly dark-colored clothing. >> reporter: authorities say the suspect is jimmy lee dykes, recently charged with menacing. the child is being held in an underground bunker. it's unclear what the child's relationship is with the man. >> he said he needed a kid because something about the law coming after him. >> reporter: this morning, the community is in shock. >> i feel sorry for everybody on the bus. >> reporter: authority have surrounded the suspect and are negotiating. the child needs medication. the suspect allowed police to
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provide it. the fbi has been called in to help. sources are describes this as extremely sensitive with authorities praying the little boy will be okay. elizabeth? >> all right, we, are, too. thank you, ppierre. now to the monster storm system. sam, you're tracking it all. a 900-mile-long storm system? >> and it's active right now, has been throughout the night, will be for hours longer. twitter pictures, facebook. this is from louisville, the heavy rain. look at the storm reports. more than 300 reports of storm damage. more coming in now since this is an active storm situation. all the way through the deep south. as e liz pet said, this is a 900-mile-long storm line from ohio to the gulf coast. it's really active right now. look at the warnings popping up in red. those are tornado warnings.
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the severe weather, the yellow boxes. overnight, 65-mile-per-hour whipping winds flattened this home like a house of cards. tornado sirens screamed warnings into materially morning hours. 80-mile-an-hour winds in monticello, arkansas. these two vehicles collided beside a home where a 17-year-old girl was electrokuted. high winds blew over this 18-wheeler in missouri. texas, thousands without power. 60-mile-an-hour winds under the these two rv trailers upside down, injuring one person. this highway covered with tumble weeds. flooding in memphis, three
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inches of rain over parts of oklahoma to illinois. meanwhile, up to four inches of snow now cover the panhandle of texas. all over the midwest -- >> it seems like it puts it down heavy and really fast. almost to where we can't keep up to it. >> no one could keep up. chasing the storms has been a big problem. alex perez is at the university of arkansas. what does it look like there? >> good morning, sam. the strong straight line winds kept many people up here in arkansas. this shed was protecting the horses there in the last shot. it came down on top of that trailer there. neither the horses nor people were injured in any of this. as for the 17-year-old young lady that was electro orkelect
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doing just fine this morning. it will be a busy morning here. sam? >> tough to see what happened until you get the daylight in. another rough day of storms. we'll show you who gets it from tallahassee to new york city. let's turn to josh elliott for the other developing stories. a big stock market surge yesterday. >> it was a roar. we're going begin there with your money. as we take a look now, the dow gaining another 72 points. approaching a major milestone this morning, the 14,000-mark. bianna golodryga here to explain it all. >> good morning to you, josh. the dow at the highest level since october 2007. gaining 850 point this is month alone. the best start to the year since 1989. we're only 200 points from an all-time high. what does it mean to you? the average 401(k) has increased from $64,000 to $80,000.
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a significant jump. washington raised the debt ceiling at least temporarily. home sales are up, home prices up 5.5% from a year ago. the economy is still growing at a relatively slow pace. the monthly jobs report due out friday is expected to show that the unemployment numbers have not budged. now to a developing story overnight. a new doping scandal in sports. this time, major league baseball. officials are investigating a report in a florida newspaper that claims that yankees star alex rodriguez, nationals pitcher gio gonzalez, and four others were sold performance-enhancing drugs in the last four years by a clinic in florida. gonzalez and rodriguez have already issued statements denying links to the clinics. our sources at espn with saying the yankees are now trying to
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void the remainder of alex rodriguez's contract. a new revelation in the dreamliner investigation. the plane has been grounded. we've learned boeing was told about repeated problems with the batteries months before one of them caught fire in boston. however, safety regular lay laters did not have to be notified because the problems, up until then, had not forced cancellations or flight delays. this morning, flights in and out of china have been canceled because of the air pollution. visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people young and old suffering breathing problems. youtube is now preparing to
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launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month. finally today, prince charles doing something for the first time that we commoners have been doing for generations. hopping a ride on the subway. the palace treating this picture. he swiped a card to get through the turnstile. all to mark the 150th birthday of the tube. the world's first underground railway. we cannot confirm that they also think "downton abbey" is a reality show. last night, the senate overwhelmingly approved john kerry as hillary clinton's replacement. will she come back to washington and how? come of the questions that cynthia mcfadden asked her yesterday. cynthia? >> good morning, george. i've interviewed secretary
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clinton nearly a dozen times over the years. i have never seen her as relaxed as she was yesterday. we got personal, discussing the lingering effects of her concussion. while she's logged almost 1 million miles on the job, it's where she's going next that has everybody talking. hillary clinton has only three days left as the u.s. secretary of state. so the question everyone is asking, what will her next job be? in the past few days, a pac called, ready for hillary, has been launched. can you still say with a straight face that you have -- that there's no way you would consider running for president? >> sitting here right now, that is certainly what i believe. and i am looking forward to having something resembling a normal life again. >> reporter: and yet, are we up to maybe? >> that's very good, cynthia. i don't know how else to say it
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but i am going to get back into my life again. see how it feels. >> reporter: when you conceded defeat in the primary, you made a speech that said, there are 18 million cracks in the ceiling. >> and the light is shining through. >> reporter: if in the next couple of years, it appears, as it does right now, that you might be the person to break through the glass ceiling and become the first female president of the country, would you feel an obligation to seize that mantle? >> i want to see the glass ceiling shattered. i don't thing it has to be any particular person. it has to be the convergence of the right candidate and historical forces. >> reporter: she visited more countries as secretary of state than any of her predecessorses, 112. her travels came to an end after suffering a concussion. she's wearing glasses now.
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this whole seeing double thing? >> i have lingering effects from the concussion. they'll dissipate over the next couple of week. >> she says she plans to write a book. i asked what she'll do on saturday when she woke up and was no longer in office. she said she had though particular plans but she might just go back to sleep for awhile. >> i bet you got a signature laugh when you asked that question, as well. more answers on the future plans for a little while? >> i think so. >> thank you, cynthia. >> her last day on friday. now, a bizarre murder story out of newport beach, california. a doctor found shot several times in his office. the prime suspect, a former patient. the motive is a mystery. abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: this morning, investigators are trying to figure out why this prominent california doctor, seen in these commercials -- >> i've had the satisfaction of
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helping thousands of patients -- >> reporter: -- was gunned down in his office. this man, stan elkins pulled out a gun and shot dr. gilbert multiple times in the chest. >> the suspect was calm, in the room, investigator able to take him into custody. >> shocked. confused. every time we know him, i guess not. >> reporter: later today, he'll be arraigned for homicide. why he opened fire on his doctor remains a mystery. >> produces the results my patients desire. we're used to fixing things. we're fixers. >> reporter: known for treating men with sexual health problems. >> that's probably the worst part of this. we get into the field to deal with these people and they end up taking it back on us. >> his prostate. he has a lot of problems and the operation, he thought, harmed.
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>> reporter: and in his voice mail recording. >> hello, i have a 50% hearing loss. >> reporter: he says he's hard of hearding. he reportedly told a neighbor, i'm not going to be alive much longer. in the end, it was his doctor whose life was tragically cut short. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. now, a new lawsuit that claims frozen pizza could cause cancer. it targets nestle foods for a toxic chemical. >> reporter: the woman is rtryig to take a slice out of the multimillion dollar pizza industry. suing the company responsible for about half of all frozen pizzas. it's the $5 million pizza battle
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that could heat up a california courtroom. this morning, the pizza companies are coming under fire. taking on nestle, who produces all three brands, katie simpson of san diego. she argues the company is placing profits over public health, by not removing transfats from their pizzas. >> katie has two young children. she likes to make pizza for them. all kids love pizza. it should haven't a toxic food add active that's banned in parts of the world. >> reporter: california and 13 styes across the u.s. bans transfats in foods at restaurants. there are no bans on transfats in packaged foot foods. the fda and usda only require that companies list all of the ingredients on the label. when simpson was pieing her
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favorite frozen pizzas, she had no idea they had what the suit culls a toxic carcinogen. in 2005, mcdonald's paid $8.5 million after being sued for not been honks about transfat levels in their foods. >> it's clear they haven't broken rules. >> reporter: they tell us we will rigorously defend ourself. all of our foods are in compliance. i reached out to california pizza kitchen. they want you to know that this lawsuit is not related to the restaurant. only the frozen pizzas that nestle makes using the cpk brand. back to sam with more weather. >> we'll show you what the fog
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in the northeast looks like today. look at the empire state building from w -- no, no, we don't visit. this is the first time i have seen jfk report 0.0 visibility. maybe that's why we don't have the shot because it would look like that. new york, 60, washington, 70, charleston, 75. the number at pittsburgh, 71. that's about 30 degrees above normal, by the end of the day, pittsburgh will have slammed the cold air down, oh, wait, we do have the shot. we're going the take a look. there it is. there it is. jfk reporting zero visibility. the fog will take time to clear out. heavy near philly. up toward almost into boston today. it will be a real travel issue. and then the big numbers. the cold front comes through. it will drop snow and probably 1 to 3 inches of snow in pittsburgh. you start with 71 degrees, that's the whiplash weather we've been talking about. the storms to the northeast.
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the most powerful storms from pittsburgh south, we believe. then the hit of snow. behind it, strong, gusty winds. 3 to 6 inches of snow. some places with more than 6 inches of snow. there's a quick look at the board. good morning, washington, a mild start, 61 degrees in d.c. degrees in manassas and cooler to the north. we've got a strong cold front to
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west producing severe ohio stretching to the gulf coast. this will move in for us to night and bring a chance of between 8-derstorms midnight. cloudy today and breezy and mild, >> the stormiest cities brought to you by kay jewelers. and these storms are something down south. they're still lighting up today. we'll track them throughout the morning. coming up on "gma," a dramatic day in court in the breakup murder trial. jodi arias' former boyfriend took the stand. plus the master mind behind the hoax that duped manti te'o. he speaks out. was he in of with the football star? and what's the story behind this jaw-dropping photo of justin bieber. it's about where his hands are. we're going the talk about that. and we showed you this stunner of a snapshot yesterday.
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>> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning at 7:26 and as wednesday, january 30. a jury meeting today to
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sentence for a officer,lpeper police shooting deathe unarmed woman. jurors found the officer guilty manslaughter and other charges. he testified that he fired in self-defense. an overnight crash is causing traffic problems on the capital beltway. seven people including four firefighters were hurt when this trailerck and tractor collided on the elderly just off route 50. newschannel 8 is covering this depth reporte an in- in a few minutes. let's check in with jamie whitten. we are over had with newschopper7. there was a water main break at georgia ave. over a landover, route 5202 is we have the left side blocked in each direction.
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there are huge delays. if you are coming around the beltway, that happened inside the beltway. start thisarm morning, 61 degrees at 7:30 and point of 55 so it feels muggy. there will be some breaks here throughout the day but mostly cloudy. some showers and thunderstorms today with alate 64-72.tween > we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. gein.
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>> i think it's quite funny. we'll kick it around. >> we'll have d.l. hughley here to weigh in as well. also coming up, the master mind behind the elaborate manti te'o hoax is speaking out in an exclusive interview with dr. phil. was he in love with the football player or not? we're going to hear more about that. also, beyonce, out with a spectacular new photo as we count down to the super bowl. looks like she's planning on refereeing the event in a fabulous way. >> and what an event it will be in new orleans this weekend. not the only big game played. >> what? >> we have puppy bowl nine on the way. >> oh, look. >> and to kick it off. we'll be playing a game today in studio with puppies, all available for adoption, by the way. so lara, elizabeth, george, pick them up at the door. >> i could hear my daughters
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screaming for the dachshund. >> my son's birthday is tomorrow. all he wants is a new puppy. but first, to the latest in the breakup murder trial. jodi arias' defense team calling their first two witnesses on tuesday, including one of her ex-boyfriends. did his testimony them defense or the pros kus? owens has the . >> reporter: is the jodi arias seen here a kind, gentle soul pushed too far by an abusive boyfriend? or a calculating stalker who killed that boyfriend in a jealous rage? on day one of her ariass' attorneys called a boy she dated before she dated
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alexander. >> i knew jodi because we were in love. >> reporter: he didn't want his face shown publicly. but darryl brewer said he dated the much younger arias for four years. the divorced dad says she was great with his son. >> jodi was a responsible, caring, loving person. >> did you ever see jodi act jealous towards women you came in contact with? >> no. >> reporter: but on cross-examination, brewer may have done damage to her case. he told the prosecutor arias took a nude picture of him in the shower. remember, she snapped these pictures of travis alexander in the shower seconds before prosecutors say she started stabbing him. he testified arias visited him the day before the murder and borrowed two of his fwas cans. >> and she made more than one call for the gas cans to make a
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trip to arizona, didn't she? >> yes. >> reporter: he says she filled up the chance in california so she could make it to alexander's house in arizona and commit murder without leaving any tracks. prosecutors say that shows premeditation. one reason they believe she deserves the death penalty. for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, phoenix. >> and for more, we're going to go to "gma's" legal analyst, dan abrams. the gas can testimony was kreeshl and jumped out at everybody. it was present bid the defense attorneys and it could have helped the prosecution. >> i think it helps the prosecution enormously. if you view the case as i do, there's almost no chance she'll be acquitted. if you're going for second degree, the gas chance support the theory that this didn't just
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happen. there wasn't a fight. wasn't an incident. >> it wasn't a heat of the moment, passion type of thing. >> exactly. that's why the idea of getting the gas canisters, so she would haven't to stop anywhere along the way, is very important testimony. >> wouldn't have to stop along the way and leave a record of her travels. sfland be seen on camera, whatever the case may be. >> it's important to point out her first story was that she had nothing to do with this, wasn't anywhere near the place. >> that wi >> that's the story they went with. it was only after evidence was found at the scene that she was linked there. >> also devastating you say, for the defense, was that the ex-boyfriend testified about their sex life, that it was adventurous. she had been previously testifying that she was forced to do certain things by the victim.
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that's why she retaliated. >> another important point brought out by prosecutors. the defense is, he was controlling her, hurting her. this is their way of saying, part of the way they claimed the controlling was occurring was by sex. bringing forth this testimony, the prosecution can say, wait a sec, this is not so dissimilar from anything else in her life. >> another bad day. to the latest in the manti te'o hoax. for the first time, we're hearing from the han who master minded the whole thing. he sat down with dr. phil. linsey davis got a peek at their conversation. >> reporter: for the first time, ronaiah tuiasosopo, the alleged mast e mind behind the manti te'o girlfriend scheme, the most elaborate hoax to rock the sports world, is speaking out.
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take a look. >> ronaiah, this young man, was very involved in this relationsh relationship. this was a deep, romantic connection. >> reporter: the man behind the hoax pretended to be lennay, an alter e fwrks o he created. he admits to convincing e star notre dame line baeker that this fictitious character, lennay, was his girlfriend, he said he never intended to hurt the football star. >> i miss you, i love you. bye. >> doesn't that sound like a girl? >> it does. >> reporter: the elaborate scheme and alter ego went on for four months with them talking on the phone and texting thousands of messages.
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dr. phil asked the question we all want to know. >> were you in love with him? >> reporter: we know from te'o's interview, he was fully engaged in this relationship. >> i understand you would fall asleep holding the phone. >> reporter: ronaiah initially tried to game favor by releasing christian songs on youtube. he's now made a name for himself as an imposter. he's coming forward now because he needs help. >> let's get the weather from sam. we're still getting pictures of the damage. the 900-mile line of storms. this in mount juliet, tennessee. a couple of circulations in the radar around that time. not sure if it was wind or a
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tornado. i think east, we'll see scattered reports of strong to severe storms. straight-line winds in excess of 70 miles an hour. the worst storms in the red zone from pittsburgh to tallahassee. new york city, just out of the most severe weather. possible to see storms out of this. likely to be 2 to 3 inches of rain. we need to mention seattle and portland. just getting the cold air out, the calm >> and all that weather brought to you by macy's. >> check out this photo. what is going on here with justin bieber? making a lot of headlines. >> i'll bet that is. and the volkswagen super
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welcome back, it's 7:43. we have that photo causing such a buzz this morning. justin beeb we are a fan in what look like a compromising pose. is it part of a publicity stunt
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or something else? >> reporter: justin bieber getting up close and seemingly a little too personal with a fan. this morning, the megastar is grabs more than just headlines with this picture, snapped at a miami meet and greet. >> regardless of what the picture shows, everyone is talking about justin bean beeber on the day that his new acoustic album is dropping. >> reporter: the photo of bieber smooching a fan seems to show him taking the phrase press the flesh a little too literal. another stop earlier this month had him gives the press a revealing look in this checky photo. is he getting a bum rap? >> sometimes his pranks are funny. it does seem like he might have done something that crossed the line. >> reporter: even bieber has stepped back from the breakup
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with selena gomez. after these pictures leaked of a party one day after a paparazzi died after casing his ferrari. i never want to let any of you down. i love you. >> he's 18 years old. i thing he's still navigating the choppy waters of fame. it's dictating what he does after something like that mooning incident just becomes a big story. ♪ ♪ i could take you places you have never been before ♪ >> reporter: now, this belieber, who claims to have been the one in the photo says, it's simply not what it looks like. people with think what they want. but i know what really happened and justin does too. on tuesday, they said they'll be
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>> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. is 7:56 and this wednesday, january 30. governor martin o'malley of deliver his state the state address to the general assembly today. it will have an interactive feature. submit questions to the ofernor and other members his administration on line. is preparing for bowl-r day of super related activities. the baltimore ravens and the same as the 49ers met yesterday
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reporters and of media. our sister station newschannel 8 will have an in-depth report at the hour. let's check out what is happening on the roads. difficultn a morning. go over had with newschopper 7 in landover. dealing withen crash and cleanup continues between rte. 50 and 202. it is the outer loop near central ave. the inner loop delay is begin of park/95 am baltimore- washington parkway delays begin their 32. is, it is verys mild and the temperatures will going up. we could hit 70 degrees before the day is done, we are at 61 now the big changes are
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[ cheers and applause ] that's right. hello, everyone, out there this times square. hello the robin at home. great to have elizabeth vargas with us. great crowd. look at everybody else up on the -- >> first of all, this whole set went to mush. >> look at this. >> we have all these puppies here. we're going to play puppy bowl. but first, rihanna. >> that's not rihanna. >> an exclusive interview talking about why she reunited with chris brown. >> also ahead, the volkswagen
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super bowl ad. so many people saying it's racist. the country of jamaica has weighed in. many others online say they think it's funny. we'll talk to d.l. hughley about this all. >> he's terrific. >> we're going back to the days of "gaa." >> yes, inteed. one more kiss. then we'll talk. >> all of these animals are up for adoption. >> they were. >> except this one. so many people crazy in love with this brand-new photo of beyonce. she put it out days before the super bowl. what is she planning to referee? we'll talk about that coming up. we have "deals and steals" coming up. but sam has something to ask rubem. who is watching at home. >> can we have a puppy? can we? is that okay? is this one okay? >> it's out of my hands. it's over. >> i don't know.
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i don't know. >> here's the deal. we have the puppy bowl coming on right over there. we're all going to pick dogs to root for. >> can i root for whoever i want? >> here's the deal. >> i think everybody has their number. >> sam has number two. >> i have number four. >> number six. >> i'll root for the rest of them. everybody's going win, right? it's gonna be terrific. oh, wow, sam, you're done. sam's a daddy, everybody. >> don't give it away. >> you're going to deliver the news. >> i'm going to -- well, i'm going to steal headlines from sam. the violent weather, really from coast to coast and top to bottom on this country. massive storm system stretching from ohio to the gulf, barrelling east. at least 300 reports of storm damage across the stone. one death reported innen the fn. at least 20 homes in run road in
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indiana badly damaged. indianapolis, one of the cities with downed power lines. three possible tornados in arkansas. sam will have a complete look at the storm in just a moment as soon as he unhands that puppy. sfwlncht another story breaking overnight. the tense hostage standoff in alabama. man holding a 6-year-old boy inside a bunker underground. police say he took the child off a school bus tuesday, after fatally shooting the bus driver. the suspect, identified as jimmy lee dykes reportedly has a history of mental problems. he may have been due in court today on menacing charges. the first congressional hearing on gun violence since the connecticut school shooting is being held today. the head of the nra will ask congress not to blame law-abiding gun owners for the recent shooootings. while mark kelly and gabby
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giffords are expected to push for universal back ground checks and limits on high capacity magazines. in medical news, you may want to ask you boss for an earlier lunch hour. people on a diet who eat lunch early end up losing more weight than those that eat late in the afternoon. the body processes sugar differently te pending on time of day. and finally, wow, the definition of american heroism. form eer soldier brendan marroc made a point of wheeling himself sp a press conference on tuesday. he was using transplanted arms. he lost his arms and legs in 2009. that has not stopped him. >> not having arms takes so much away from you. even your personality. i have oversome so much in the last four years. i really, honestly, wasn't
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worried about the risks. >> he says he feels like he's getting a second chance at life. he cannot wait to swim again. it might take two to three years to fully use his arms. another chance for us to thank each and every one of the servicemen and women protecting our freedom. thank you so much for our service. and no more deserving than brendan. sfland their families. >> great story. >> i love the smiles on all of your faces this morning. >> we look like the set of befrlly hills chihuahua. >> he will be my costar today. we begin with another adoishl cre -- adorable creature, bradley cooper. he was in a soul cycle class. sam, i know you're a soul cycler. women reportedly fell off their bikes when he took off his shirt
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at the end of the the class. >> yeah, yeah. >> that's according to "the new york post" who said he was trying to go low-profile. wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt most of the class. you gotta do what you gotta do. they say he couldn't have been nicer to the women there. it's very hard to choose a baby name or a puppy name, thank you very much. he's number three right now. the baby name, obviously, will impact the child for the rest of their lives. now there's an app for that. you can tell what your child's career might be. >> what? >> huh? >> it's called name tricks. doctor or dancer? you select name and it tells you their top profession. sam was december tind to be a gank ster,gangster, a baseball player, or a rapper. he's all of those things.
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i actually have. i looked up all of yours. elizabeth, your top thing was poet. george, yours was archaeologist. yours was a basketball player, ironically. >> how about that? >> and you? >> come on, what was it? >> oh, darn it. can somebody tell me? >> cosmetologist? >> a dog hoarder. >> mine was a dog breeder. it is what it is. moving on to beyonce now. looking at the photos she's posted from her super bowl rehearsal, it will be quite a spectacular. beyonce setting the place on fire in this referee costume. she posted this pic on tumblr yesterday. and so many rumors about an
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appears of dennysny's child band mates. michelle williams said, she was going to be touring in a show called stella. if you go to the website, it says williams will not be performing from january 31st to february 3rd, which irpically happens to be the day of the super bowl. >> i have them going. feels like it. >> josh and sam, firsthand, you're heading down. now to the pop quiz. which celebrity couple did these kids grow up to be. those are tough. who are these celebrity children now? >> one of them is up side down. >> one of them is. we'll give you the answer after weather. is there sam are you getting an answer on whether or not you can adopt that pup? >> i don't want to make him the villain. we talked about the pup. >> you're all taking these dogs home. there's like, how any of you
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separate at this point. >> i think my husband would divorce me. >> there are others up for adoption. >> you know who is not here today. i want to take a picture of where she is right now. our ginger zee, coming up at 8:30, in a live shot right there. she's got -- look at her. it's gorgeous in orlando by the way. near record temperatures. she'll bring us new news from the parks there right there on main street. let's get to the boards on your main street. new video in. i want to get to this if we can. out of nashville. nearby nashville areas. this is video of the storm damage in downtown there. a lot of straight line winds there. a little confusing as to the daniel. we had small tornado reports big picked up on radar at about the same time the line went through. they'll get it sorted out in the light of day. that storm system moves east. behind that front, cold air.
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look at chicago going down into the single digits. boston, 35 from the 50s. out west, l.a., 69. >> this we can expect a beautiful, start, 55 degrees right and it feels committed. the strong line of storms is headed our way is for late tonight. temperature will be between 64-72. see a late afternoon shower and a big drop in the temperatures for the next few days. a few snow >> ow. i'm losing a thumb. >> no less addicted.
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>> they're all available. petfinder.com. many dogs to be had. i can't say these four are among them. >> what's coming up, lar are? >> so glad you asked. the explosive new interview with rihanna. speaking out for the first time about why she's reunited with chris brown. a the new super bowl ad on fennive or hilarious. an entire country reacts overnight. and we have d.l. hughley giving us his opinion. and the great deals and steals for our viewers. all of them made in america. you asked for it, we delivered. and it's puppy bowl. and they're all adoptable on petfinder.com. stay with us. we weren't really morning people. we're vampires after all. but then we tried new nutri-grain fruit crunch bar. it's so crunchy.
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♪ i'll be there for you all right, 8:16, the answer to the "pop quiz." which celebrity couple these kids dwru up grew up to be. the answer is justin theroux and jennifer aniston. >> i wouldn't have guessed that one. >> really? you win some, you lose some. we move on now to rihanna and her explosive new interview about why she reunited with
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chris brown. cecelilia vega has the story. ♪ i choose to be happy >> reporter: these days, she's happy, in love, and opening up for the first time about her reunion with chris brown. in a new interview, the megastar says she and brown are in a great place and she's not apologizing for it. she says, i decided it was important for me to be happy. and i wasn't beginning to let anybody's opinion get in the way of that. even if it's a mistake, it's my mistake. it's been four years since the infamous night when brown left her bloody and bruised. >> he had no -- no soul in his eyes. just blank. he was clearly blacked out. there was no -- person when i looked at him. >> reporter: brown hads been making headline this is week for an alleged brawl with singer
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frank ocean. rihanna says he's a rehabilitated man. he made a mistake and has paid his dues. sometimes people need support and encouragement instead of ridicule and bashing. she says they're relationship has changed for the better it's different now. we don't have those types of arguments anymore. we know exactly what we have now. we don't want to lose that. she told "rolling stone" fans should not confuse her love for weakness. is there there's though third chances here. >> reporter: if it happens again? that's just not an option. i wouldn't be here if i didn't think chris was ready. like the name of her newest album, she is una i po-- unapologetic. let's talk about the super bowl ad stirring up controversy, debate. usa today asks sit racist or
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hoot? if you haven't seen it, take a look. >> i hate mondays. >> yeah, they're the worst. >> no worries man. everything will be all right. >> yeah, man. >> come on, don't fret, fell larks the sticky buns some soon. yeah, wicked coffee, mr. jim. julia, turn the frown the other way around. >> hey, dave, you're from minnesota, right? >> yes, the land of 10,000 lakes. the gopher state. >> so in conclusion -- things are pretty dismal. >> you know what this room needs? a smile. who want to come with i? ♪ traveling along there's a song that we're singing ♪ ♪ come on get happy >> you're three minutes late. >> don't be no cloud on a sunny day. >> yeah, chill, winston. >> yeah, respect boss man.
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>> that's the power of german engineering. >> i like that. don't be no cloud on a sunny day. >> okay, d.l. hughley, what do you say? >> i can't understand what i'm supposed to be mad about. i don't get it. is spike lee behind this again? you know, gentleman majamaicans bobsled. the car kane can do the commercial. that would only make -- it's the most asinine concept that people with a keyboard get to decide
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what is racist. since minnesota did a jamaican accent, then they get to redo fargo. >> people should get into their inner jamaica and get happy. he's negotiating vw for some kind of co-branding. >> people should get in touch with their inner jamaica. >> one of the criticisms i heard from a blogger was that it makes black pop look to happy. yeah, that's horrible. what are we, goldilocks? this black's too happy. this black's too sad. this black's just right. i know it's supposed to make me mad. all it made me do was want to listen to a bob marley cd?
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>> it didn't make you want to buy a volkswagen? >> and go to jamaica. time for "deals & steals." today's items, all made here in america. david muir, very happy. >> this is an early valentine to david and diane. >> logon right now. goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. if you see something you like, get it. links, promo codes, et cetera. >> you have already cheated and tasted these and given it the thumbs up. it's called pig of the month. there's three packages you can choose from with all kinds of ribs and sauces. something for everybody. choose three sip dates in the next month. check out the savings. normally -- >> they're both delirs. >> good, good, good.
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normally, these packages from $75 to $104. slashed in half, starting at $37.50. >> i love it. i love this company. it's called chalk board china. all these beautiful pieces. it comes with chalk. you get to write love notes. imagine those to sarina or for your husband to buy you one of these, hint, hint, marc. to leave you a vase with love notes every morning. >> so nice. >> a huge assortment. normally, ranging from $20 to $33. candles too. you can put paeople's names on t for a place setting. $10 to $16.50. >> moving along. >> this is a cute company. these brace lets all say beautiful things.
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leather brace let hand done in los angeles. love, stronger, empowered, and grateful. you can get 14 karat gold plated or nickel plated. i love them both. normally, $80. slashed by 64%. $29. >> you can't afford to not buy that. >> this is one of my all-time favorites. this is called butterscotch blankirk es. josh, i have yours coming. >> you get your initials on them. you get it as baby gift, a wedding gift, a baby gift. >> an amazing baby gift. >> i am a big baby. >> yes, you are. >> we'll see that in your office on the couch. normally, $130. slashed in half for "gma"
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viewers. $65. >> can sam come out here? we have something just for him. >> just for him. >> oh, yes! sammy, here you go. >> little tykes makes this product. for over 20 years. a main stay in living rooms. comes in magenta and a bright, bright blue. and for this price, you can't afford not to buy one of these. normally, there are 30. slashed in half, $15. free shipping. >> sarina is too old. >> it breaks my heart. she's a little too old. if i brought it home, she would judge me. >> and guess what? we're going to have -- we have another exclusive deal you can only get on "gma" live today. and also exclusive deals only at goodmorningamerica.com. we have every property covered with exclusive deals all over. >> all of these things made in
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>> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >> good morning at 8:27. a new bill aims at fighting cigarette smugglers will be today.ced in maryland passes, first-time a $150 finell face carton. be hitoffenders will with a fine of $300 per carton. four days until the super bowl and new orleans is getting ready3 . fans looked on as a baltimore ravens and san francisco former -- 49ers met with reporters yesterday. here is a look at traffic. the investigation on the
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beltway and landover continues. the crash happened around 3:00 morning involving a trailer, a fire truck, and an suv. side is blog in each 202ction between 50 and delays.e 10-mile backup on the from silver spring. this is colesville road. the george washington parkway crash is near south run. the forecast starts out could getthings will worse into tonight changes, thunderstorms way, and a drop in temperature. enjoy 55 degrees right now at reagan national and 53 degrees in manassas. cloudy conditions across the area and that will be the rule the day, 64-72, and
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evening and into the 30'soved week. end of the be back at 8:56.
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♪ bow wow wow hello, everyone out there this times square. check out what is happening right here inside right now. all the warmups. for our puppy bowl. the dogs are on in the field. they're getting ready. >> oh, yes! >> we're goi to be watching them, cheering them on in just a couple of minutes. >> all the hype has led us here. >> today is the day. >> look how cute my number 5 is. >> the hot couple on television. kerry washington and tony goldwyn's on-screen affair burning things up. >> i'm so excited to talk about this. and anne burrell in the
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kitchen with game day grub. >> always great to have her. >> we're about to chew on whatever that is. and an excite lg announcement about celebrating the people in your life who make your life better. ginger zee is in one of the happiest places in the world. the plans to bring main street to your street. we're going to go there live. time for the kickoff, the barkoff, or whatever we're about to do. the big game in new orleans on sunday. another one brewing on the field. the puppy bowl. take a look. on super bowl sunday, the game between the harbaugh brothers is not the only fame if town. another smaller, furrier brawl will play out on animal planet's puppy bowl 9:0ix.
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>> no, no, no. >> translator: lineup scruffier, legs shorter. will there be plenty of grit. hamsters in the air. it's all-out animal mania. the best part, the animals come from pet finder. they're all available for adoption. in this game, they're all top dogs. >> touchdown! how does it feel? >> reporter: find out, puppy bowl ix on animal plant. it's our referee, dan. how are you? >> i'm pumped. these are the layers today. we have favorites now. four of them, i think, are going home with my colleagues. what are the rules? >> a chew toy has to be carried into the end zone. it's a touchdown. individual sport here. >> can we do it? let's do this thing. >> you want to do the game. >> all right, here we go, guys.
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>> one is clearly larger than the other. >> here's the kickoff. [ whistle blows ] >> go, number 2. go number 2. go, molly. >> nothing much happening. >> what we do is we -- >> go, go, number 3, oh, yes! number 3! does that count? >> wow, this is gripping television. >> anything can happen. >> oh, oh, oh. >> come on. >> we have a lot of spunk. a lot of heart. and a lot of grit. not a lot of scoring. >> it's a defensive game. >> that's all right. >> are there similarities to this and the actual game. >> yes, i think the defenses are both from baltimore and san francisco are going to carry the teams. >> look. >> early training?
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>> yes. >> number 5, look at number 5. >> number 3, to. >> come on, sam, get in there. >> get in there. >> sam, come on. >> there goes number 5. >> me tritriculating the toy do the field. >> we have a fight. >> aggression to be sure. >> we call paws interference. we set them back five yards or so and we start the play again. >> the control room is saying we can go at any time. a scoring binge. we can promise in puppy bowl ix, there will be scoring aplenty. 9:00 a.m. number 5 was so close. >> yeah, yeah. cheerleader kittens are joining us.
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logon to goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!. before sam and a final look at the weather? are we doing the bachelor promo? >> yes. >> i don't know we we're doing that from the dogs. take a look. >> i'm going the lay it out to you all. i don't care what people say at the end of the day, if i want to get engaged,ky easily get engaged. there are plenty of guys in the world. i seriously want to punch everyone in the room. >> tierra is the drama in the house. send her home already. >> let's be honest. you're going to wife that? and then impregnate it? >> oh, you just made me vomit in my mouth. >> be sure to tune in again. a bachelor two-night event. a quick look at the weather, sam. >> in metro atlanta, right now,
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a strong line of storms west of the area. we're watching the whole line cross in through northerning if going right now. that's where all the red is. we'll continue to watch for that. see what's going on. a live picture from wsb who has this all under control. they're letting the people know what the storms are. how the storms are moving west to east across atlanta. this is where the violent storms will be all day long. a lot of punch in the front. witness the tornado warning at this hour of the morning. the worst weather from pittsburgh. 30 degrees above normal for a high today in pittsburgh. all the way to tallahassee. when that front clears through, you'll get better weather. the jet stream is cutting in. if it were april, i would be fine with this. this is withry mild start here
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degrees atture at 55 reagan national, cloudy conditions and the winds are out at 15 miles per hour. strong toe the >> all that weather was brought to you by jjcpenney. ginger zee is in florida. now make things better for the fwhoex make your hometown better every day. what's the story? >> i'm having an extremely warm welcome to disney world. this is wonderful. pleasure to meet you. >> the pleasure is all mine. may i say, i know talent when i see it. your look is lovely and your elocution is excellent. you should be in the theater. >> really? i think so. bigger than "gma." i'm going by disney princess
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oh. catching up on one of the greatest shows on tv right now, in my opinion. it's abc's hit drama, "scandal." we have kerry washington and tony goldwyn with us.
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we're going to talk to them in a moment. politics is fashionable. >> mr. president. we can't. >> reporter: the passion is palpable. the scandal lousily hot love affair between the characters has viewers captivated. now "scandal" is a hit show and washington's fashion a force to be reckoned with. >> i'm a gladiator in a suit. >> reporter: when olivier pope walks into a room, what and will she be wearing next. from trench coats to prada bag. >> this was the iconic olivia pope trench by tori burch. >> reporter: we got a sneak peek. >> about being elegant and not looking like man in a suit. >> reporter: there's a trick to getting pope's look for less. >> you can buy the cheapest
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jacket and if you take it so someone and have them tailor it, it's 50% to 60% more olivia pope. >> reporter: adds for the president? >> he's easy to dress. >> happy to have the stars of "scandal" with us. welcome to "good morning america." >> thank you. >> happy to be here. >> the president wears a suit quite well. i want to talk about what is happening in the show. the chemistry has been talked about. it's all over the web. it's palpable. i want to give ebverybody a snek peek. the president is on in the phone with olivia pope. basically, well, the president -- let me go -- you have just told the president -- >> i love seeing you. you're such a foon. i love seeing you in this mode. >> i am. olivia has just told the
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president that her boyfriend asked her to marry him. >> wait, okay. whatever is wrong we'll fix it. say you'll wait for me. say it. say you'll wait for me. >> yeah. olivia kind of falls apart in this episode. we really see her under more stress than he's been before. because this is great. the whole team at pope and associates has to step up. >> an fair is trickty on many levels on a good day. but when it's with the president of the united states, it's something else. what has the fan base said? >> this is an fair where these
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two people are deeply in love with each other. so i think the audience is really invested in that. you gate lot of people saying, i know it's horrible, but i really want these two people to be together. or i hate -- it confronts people's morality. >> there are lines where he said in the past, why didn't i wait for you? why did i marry somebody i wasn't in love with? why didn't i wait the marry somebody i love? what is marriage supposed to be? should we be more careful about the commitments we headache? it's a lot of great questions. >> not just the chemistry between you. it's voyeurism at its best. how do you convey the passion? >> tony and i had never worked together as actors before the show. but we had worked together in politics, because we both do a lot of work for arts advocacy.
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we knew each other from stomping through the halls of congress. we knee each other in political terms. we respect each other intellectually. i think the respect is important. >> i think that's part of it. it's funny. we don't talk that much about what we're doing. we just seem to be in synch about every scene. once in awhile, we'll go, what about this or that? the chemistry thing, we don't talk about it much. it's just there. we don't -- it's like. >> just show up and say the words. >> we cant wait to see what happens with you. what you both wear. olivia pope's wardrobe is just beyond incredible. and yours, too, the president can wear a suit. >> there's a lot of great fashion in washington these days. we're trying to match that and up the ante.
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>> you've done well. >> it's amazing. one of the only designers you go, perfect. >> and we're really, the clothing becomes one of the characters in the show. i love watching it. congratulations, kerry, on "django unchained." best picture nominee. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. >> tune in. >> it's great fun. it airs tomorrow night, 10:00, 9:00 central right here on abc. see you guys soon. please do stay with us. we have great game day grub coming up, perfect for your
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we're gearing up for the super bowl in new orleans. we have anne burrell here. a lot of super bowl snacks coming up. congratulations in order. you're getting may. >> reporter:ed. >> i have the spectrum covered. i go from professional chef to looking for a job to the worst of the worst home cooks and everything in between. >> what are we starting with now. >> we're doing our main thing since the super bowl is on sunday, we're doing snax. i'm starting off with something that can be versatile. it's a sweet and spicy sausage rago ush t. if you wanted to do a pasta dish or, what i like to do, i do it on nachos. >> sounds good. first some onions. >> and secelery, and fennel, ana little bit of garlic.
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we brown it, brown it, brown it. it tastes good. we add if a bunch of sweet and spicy sausage. or if you wanted to just be sweet or -- all right. they're excited about the sausage. if you wanted to go sweet or all spicy. we have wine and tomato paste. >> you can do this for just about anything. >> in achos or pasta or whatever you want. we have this all cooked together. we add a bunch of water. you can do a big pot, do it ahead. >> even better on the next day, right? >> yes. or last week and put it in the freezer. >> that looks good. >> you want to give it a taste? >> yeah, i'll give you a taste right now. >> am i congress to good?
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>> they're amazing. >> the turkey burgers, because we have supersecret flavor weapons in there. we add a little water. the moisture comes from the water. right? >> turkey burgers. >> before we get to the finish. tell me about the south beach food and wine festival. >> it's an event i look forward to every year. you know, it goes for no kid hungry. it's a great charity event. it's superfun. you see all people if the food network. chefs from all over the country. it's like spring break. >> you spoon it all on top. >> pickled onions. >> right. >> tell me about them. >> pickled onions. are they hard to do. you see pickled things. they pop. >> they do pop. >> what are we doing with the
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pickle? >> it's a superquick pickle. red wine vinegar, salt, sugar, a little tabasco and water. soak for 20 pin outs, done. >> turkey sliders. >> pardon me, elizabeth. >> don't miss anne on chef wanted. worst cook in america on food network, premiering on the 17th. we'll be right back. >> thank you guys so much. i'm always popular around super bowl time.
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[ cheers and applause ] >> big morning for the puppies here. i just lost my puppy underneath the flowers there. you can still get them. they're fantastic. >> goodmorningamerica.com/live, join us. >> live, and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. good morning at 8:56.
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a bill that would ban smoking in children younger than the senate.g to allow policed officers to stop and ticket offenders and they would be hot bucks.00 d.c. officials will educate ofvers about the dangers making a u-turn across pennsylvania avenue. it is illegal for cars to make turns there even if there no cyclists around. the violation carries a $100 fine. officials will hand out fliers andal violators will be ticketed. here's a look at traffic. >> it started at 3:00 a.m. this , a serious crash and the maryland beltway. is from newschopper7 and 202.rte. 50 this accident involving a trailer, a fire truck responding to a crash, and an suv.
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we still have the left side direction it is a silver backup leaving outer loop near route 4/pennsylvania avenue. it is very mild to start this morning. hour.at this make it near 70 this afternoon. are on the way and you can see the cold front and a weather from ohio gulf coast. the that will move into our neighborhood by this evening. few of our storms could cause wind damage. cloudy today, breezy and mild and a few showers late and that comes in tonight. >> thank you for watching. we will be back at noon. "live with kelly and michael" is next.
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